Curtain



T. F. BYRON Feb. 150, 1942.

CURTAIN Filed July 6, 1940 v Patented Feb. 10, 1942 NHTED STATS PTEN QFE 'HQE CURTAIN Thomas F. Byron, Cleveland, Ohio Application July 6, 1940, Serial No. 344,240

6 Claims.

The invention relates to curtains and particularly to that class of curtains well known as window curtains and made of sheer, light weight materials, such as marquisette net, lace, Swiss voile, etc. The improvements set forth herein are designed to provide for the perpendicular even hanging of curtains of the character noted.

Light weight curtains made of sheer materials have a tendency to sag when hung to the windows. There are several causes for this tendency. One of the principal causes arises from the fact that the curtains are provided with side hems. At the hemmed line or in the line of the hem seam the extra curtain thicknesses folded to form the stitching line hold the curtains more rigidly than at other parts of the curtain body so that the middle part of the curtain has a sagging appearance and the curtain sides pull up. As a result the side edges do not hang perpendicularly straight thus causing the curtains to present an unsightly appearance. Also, in most cases, ourtains of this character are dependingly supported from and shirred to a rod at the top, and with considerable fullness, which crowds the curtain width at th top creating a curtain flare at the bottom So that the curtains do not hang straight on the outer edges. Furthermore, this flare causes a pair of curtains to lap each other at their inner edges at the bottom, the entire effect being a very uneven hanging and producing a 1 very unsightly appearance.

The improvements presented herein are de-' signed to overcome the aforementioned disadvan tages.

The annexed drawing and the following de- Figure 5 is a front elevation, and Figure 6 a diametrical section, of a second form of attachment, Figure 6 also indicating in dotted lines the inward bending of the prongs of a certain fastening portion of the attachment, after the attachment has been placed in position upon the curtain 1.

body, so as to prevent the ends of the prongs from catching in and disfiguring wall-paper, window casings, etc.

Figure '7 is a rear elevation, Figure 8 a diametrical section, Figure 9 a diametrical section at right angles to the section of Figure 8, and Figure 10 a front elevation, of a third form of attachment, Figure 8 also indicating in dotted lines the outward bending of the prongs of a certain fastening portion of the attachment, after the attachment has been placed in position upon the curtain body, so as to prevent the ends of the prongs from catching in and disfiguring wall-paper, window casings, etc.;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary vertical section along a seam line at thelower end of the improved curtain, showing the attachment illustrated in Figures 7-10 incorporated therein; and

Figure 12 is a fragmentary outside elevation of a lower corner of the curtain shown in Figure 11, i. e., an elevation from outside the room.

Referring to the annexed drawing in which the same parts are indicated by the same several numbers in the different views, Figure 1 shows a pair of the improved curtains l hanging in proper relative positions, the sam being suspended from the top upon a rod I0 intersecting curtain pockets l8. As is quite usual in the hanging of such curtains, they are arranged with considerable fullness, as clearly indicated in Figure 1.

The curtains I are provided with side h'ems 2 having the stitch or seam lines 3. Also, they are formed with bottom hems 4 having the stitch or seam lines 5. The hems are formed so that the bottom hems 4 are open-ended pockets, i. e., the edges 6 are open. The curtain bodies are first turned and stitched to form the side hem 2 and then the bottom is turned and stitched to form the bottom hem 4. Thus, the walls of the curtain bottom corner portions defined by the seam lines 3 and 5 are of double thickness. Also, at the curtain top there is a hem l5 having two spaced seam lines l6 and I1 whereby the rod pocket [8 is formed in the hem l5.

In order to secure the even perpendicular hanging of th curtains l, a result which normally is not attained because of the tendency of the rial forming the bottom hem 4, and most preferably along the seam lines 3.

These plummet-like attachments which are of a distinctively weighted character may be of different formations having a body member of suitable weight for the purpose desired and a pronglike securing member by which the weighted body may be detachably secured to the curtain body, the weighted body also preferably being of a formation such that, when the weight is in position on the curtain material, the prong of the weighted body may be so positioned as not to extend laterally outwardly from the weighted body, whereby the prong is prevented from catching in and scratching or otherwise disfiguring other adjacent objects, such as the building wall, window jamb, wall-paper, etc.

Three forms of the plummet-like attachment forming part of the improved curtain are shown in the accompanying drawing. All of these forms have a button-like heavy body, such as a lead body suitably surface finished and of a formation such that a pin-like member, formed therewith or suitable for incorporation therewith and used for detachably securing the body to the curtain material, can be positioned within the confines of the weighted body when the latter is in position upon the curtain.

Referring particularly to the form of weighted attachment shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4, a heavy disk-like body 8 is formed in its rear face with a diametrical surface recess 9 within which is convergently positioned a flexible pin 9 securely seated by an angular end portion 9' in and adjacent the edge of the body 3, so as to form a detachably fastenable button-like weight which is secured to the bottom of the curtain l and, preferably, between the thicknesses 4 and 4 of the bottom hem 4 thereof; and also, preferably, along the line of the seam 3 so that the weight can draw on the seam 3 which does not sag to the extent of the other parts of the curtain. It will be noted in Figure 4 that the front part of the angular end portion 9 of the pin 9 is seated in a recess 9 formed in the front face of the button body 8 so that this part of the angular pin portion 9 lies flush with the said face of the body 8. The convergent formation of the pin 9 provides for a secure holding of the fastener in the hem 4 against the outside hem thickness 4 which is pressed against the disklike body 8, and also effects the positioning of the sharp point of the pin 9 between the hem thickness 4' and 4 Thus the sharp point of the pin 9 is prevented from scratching or defacing adjacent walls or furnishings. The Weighted attachment is positioned in or removed from the hem 4 through the open pocket edge 6.

Referring particularly to the form of weighted attachment shown in Figures and 6, a concavoconvex heavy body H, of saucer-like formation, is provided with a surface recess I! in the rear concave face thereof which is intersected by the prongs of a flexible staple-like fastener l2 formed of suitable wire and passed through and seated in the weighted body II and having its intermediate portion l2 seated in a recess I l formed in the convex front face of the body ll. When the weighted fastener H has been positioned between the thicknesses 4' and 4 of the hem 4 with the prongs of the fastener I2 extending outwardly through the thickness 4 the prongs can be turned inwardly across each other and disposed in the recess H, as shown in Figure 6,

whereby the sharp points of the prongs are prevented from scratching or defacing adjacent walls or furnishings. 7

Referring to the form of weighted attachment shown in Figures 7-12, a heavy body I3 of disklike formation is formed in its rear face with a pair of spaced radial recesses l3 separated by a central recess I3 the recesses I3 being defined by three-sided beveled formations I3, as clearly shown in Figures '7, 8, and 9. The sides of the beveled formation I3 do not extend quite so high as the height of the normal part of the body 13 so that there is formed at the top of the central or intermediate side of each of the beveled formations I3 a sharp edge I3 whose purpose will be hereinafter fully mentioned. Passed through the body I3 is a flexible staple-like fastener I4 having sharp pointed end portions l4 and whose intermediate portion I4 is seated in a recess I3 formed in the front face of the body [3. When the described weighted attachment is passed through the open pocket end B of the hem 4 between the front thickness 4 and the rear thickness 4 as shown in Figure 11, and the weighted attachment secured in the hem 4 along the line of the seam 3, as shown in Figure 12, the plane face of the body 13 being presented to the face of the front hem thickness 4, as shown in Figure 11, and the sharp prong portions l4 of the staple-like fastener l4 being passed through the outside hem thickness 6 the prong portions 14 can be bent outwardly over the sharp edges l3 formed by the three-sided beveled parts i3 into the recesses I3 all as clearly shown in Figure 11. Thereby the sharp prongs M are depressed below the surrounding face of the curtain and thus prevented from scratching or defacing adjoining wall or furnishing elements. It will be clearly noted from Figure 11 that the portions of the hem thickness 4 adjacently laterally of the prongs l4 hang in their normal position as indicated by dotted lines, the prongs I4 being substantially enveloped by the hem thickness 4 The several forms of weighted attachments are so securable to the hem 4 that they are readily and conveniently attached and, when it is desired to launder the curtains 2, they can readily and conveniently be detached therefrom and then again placed in position thereon when it is desired to rehang the curtains l.

The weight of the attachment can be such as is suitable for the purpose, according to the tendency of the particular curtain material to sag, or the nature of the particular curtain hanging to cause sagging; and the attachment can be formed in various shapes and designs.

What I claim is:

1. A plummet-like attachment for curtains comprising a weighted body having a spring-pin member for detachably securing the body to a curtain, the body having a surface recess within which the pin member is disposed in securing position.

2. A plummet-like attachment for curtains comprising a weighted button-like body formed with an aperture therethrough and with a surface recess, and an end-pointed wire having a portion seated in said aperture and whose pointed end is bendable for disposition in said recess.

3. A plummet-like attachment for curtains comprising a weighted button-like body formed with an aperture therethrough and with a plurality of spaced surface recesses, said aperture opening into some of said recesses, and an endallel lengthwise sections of the curtain secured 15 to said curtain rod within said pocket.

5. A non-sagging curtain comprising a sheer curtain body formed for dependent supporting adjacent one end and having side hems, the opposite curtain end including the adjacent side hem portions being formed with an up-turned hem forming front and back hem walls of multiple plies, the pockets formed between said walls being open-ended, and detachable weights for efiecting the perpendicular relatively even hanging of all parallel lengthwise sections of the curtain secured to said curtain body within said pockets in alignment with the seams of the side hems.

6. A plummet-like attachment for curtains comprising a weighted body having a surface recess, a flexible fastening member incorporated with said body and adapted detachably to secure the body to a curtain, the fastening member being tensioned to seat itself normally in said recess.

THOMAS F. BYRON.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. Patent No. 2,272,656. February 10, 19L 2.

- THOMAS F. BYRON.

V It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 5, first column, line 16, claim it, for "rod" read --body--; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of April, A. D. l9li2.

Henry Van Arsdale (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents 

